Community and International NutritionSubclinical Vitamin D Deficiency Is Increased in Adolescent Girls Who Wear Concealing Clothing1
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Key words
vitamin D deficiency
adolescent girls
bone density
Abbreviations
ALP
alkaline phosphatase
aBMD
areal bone mineral density
BA
bone area
BMC
bone mineral content
BMD
bone mineral density
DEXA
dual X-ray absorptiometry
i PTH
intact parathyroid hormone
SES
socioeconomic status
25(OH)D
25-hydroxyvitamin D
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Presented as an oral presentation at the Turkish National Pediatric Meeting in Kapadokya, 2002 and as a poster presentation at the 42nd Annual Meeting of The European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology, 18–21 September 2003, Ljubljana, Slovenia (Islam, O., Hatun, S., Babaoglu, K., Cizmecoglu, F. & Gökalp, A. S. Vitamin D deficiency and risk factors in adolescent girls).
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National dietary references. Unpublished document, 2002. Hacettepe University Nutrition and Diet Department, Ankara, Turkey.
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